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KharmaTrain

(31,706 posts)
47. I'm Very Aware...
Tue Dec 18, 2012, 11:45 AM
Dec 2012

...and that's what I was trying to allude to in the title. However, what I want to point out is how this starts a chain reaction where those who are blamed either blame back or try to find someone else as the problem. It's a master distraction that pulls away from the real causes that we're just starting to learn about in this massacre and does little to further a dialogue that will lead to any true gun control legislation.

HOWDY OHIO_JOE Skittles Dec 2012 #1
What Was The Name Of The Game That Put You On An Island.... WillyT Dec 2012 #2
I think that was Myst. Aristus Dec 2012 #5
I hated that game! Neoma Dec 2012 #12
I never played it. Aristus Dec 2012 #13
Thank You... My GF Was All Up Into That... WillyT Dec 2012 #24
Aristus Diclotican Dec 2012 #30
The gamers be worried kwolf68 Dec 2012 #3
I agree with you... femrap Dec 2012 #73
When back in the days before DND, rock music or comic books? white_wolf Dec 2012 #80
Man I'm serious it is the <I dont play games therefore I dont care if they are banned phenom> Puzzledtraveller Dec 2012 #87
Well in Femrap's case we could advocate for the banning of all trolls from DU. white_wolf Dec 2012 #93
Sounds like how Republicans feel about poker... leftlibdem420 Dec 2012 #119
Awwww, a victim. Do you really wish to re-litigate THAT? Because FUCK GUNS is nothing like ... 11 Bravo Dec 2012 #117
kwolf68 seems to be (even though I disagree with him/her) a mentally balanced person. 2ndAmForComputers Dec 2012 #142
Uh Joe, at the risk of sounding like I am disagreeing, let me say Tutonic Dec 2012 #4
The difference is the games are distributed to other countries jeff47 Dec 2012 #129
Best of luck Joe. Llewlladdwr Dec 2012 #6
Word up XemaSab Dec 2012 #7
DU rec...nt SidDithers Dec 2012 #8
Borderlands was a great game. I haven't played the second yet. white_wolf Dec 2012 #9
It's really good Ohio Joe Dec 2012 #36
+1!!! backscatter712 Dec 2012 #10
You can stay in femrap Dec 2012 #11
This post theKed Dec 2012 #14
This post can't be serious. white_wolf Dec 2012 #15
Par for the course with that poster ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2012 #65
Must have something to femrap Dec 2012 #72
The First Amendment has zilch to do with an internet message board ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2012 #78
I would respond... Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #69
The videogame-less, porn-less, anything-fun-less utopia you want will never happen. 2ndAmForComputers Dec 2012 #16
Actually it does. white_wolf Dec 2012 #19
Is that what you'd femrap Dec 2012 #79
I did. Oh and I took a philosophy class in college where I learned about fallices. white_wolf Dec 2012 #82
Then why do femrap Dec 2012 #85
Someone in another thread replied to this argument. white_wolf Dec 2012 #88
I lived it. femrap Dec 2012 #76
I was going to respond, but saw it was femrap RetroLounge Dec 2012 #20
What sort of message does NASA send when they encourage attacks on our lunar sister? Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #22
They played Metal Rock? Bjorn Against Dec 2012 #27
I didn't even know Metal Rock was a term. white_wolf Dec 2012 #29
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #83
"Or just get a job helping those less fortunate"... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2012 #33
I think online message boards desensitize people to idiocy.. snooper2 Dec 2012 #38
+1...I could so rec this! ms liberty Dec 2012 #127
Watching the evening news, movies, TV cop shows justiceischeap Dec 2012 #39
^Take femrap with a grain of salt EastTennesseeDem Dec 2012 #43
personally... Javaman Dec 2012 #49
Oh, so SHE was the one RomneyLies Dec 2012 #50
Yep. Just ignore. It's performance art. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2012 #56
So what? femrap Dec 2012 #89
sigh DonCoquixote Dec 2012 #135
Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #45
+1 Panasonic Dec 2012 #51
Thanks, Will. femrap Dec 2012 #94
Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #101
NO, they desensitize people that already have problems. JesterCS Dec 2012 #53
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #54
Oh Jesus christ.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2012 #64
No kidding Aerows Dec 2012 #77
I just peed my pants, ProutToBeBlueInRhody! kaiden Dec 2012 #107
Bullshit Aerows Dec 2012 #75
You left out gangster rap Capt. Obvious Dec 2012 #106
Seems like we've had violent entertainment for a while Nevernose Dec 2012 #131
Guns are only part of the problem. The mental health of those with guns is part of the problem. rhett o rick Dec 2012 #17
There is a rating system in place Lordquinton Dec 2012 #34
Exactly. white_wolf Dec 2012 #35
dammit! keroro gunsou Dec 2012 #133
Somehow we manage to keep sex-porn out of the hands of children rhett o rick Dec 2012 #44
Just saying it's the parent's fault won't help Lordquinton Dec 2012 #137
It's our problem. These parents say no to their children when it comes to sex-porn. rhett o rick Dec 2012 #139
I agree with you. I would love to talk to an ER doctor and ask him how many Cleita Dec 2012 #18
hey, carpal tunnel syndrome is no laughing matter! 0rganism Dec 2012 #66
The difference is that you are hurting yourself and no one else. n/t Cleita Dec 2012 #67
have you seen how grouchy CTS sufferers can be? 0rganism Dec 2012 #70
This message was self-deleted by its author wildbilln864 Dec 2012 #21
Some people desperately want to change the subject from guns. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #23
The issues are guns and more n/t WheelWalker Dec 2012 #26
No, the issue is guns. The common denominator in all these stories is high-powered weapons designed Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #28
+1 Little Star Dec 2012 #118
I'm not "making it about" the other shit. You are ignoring "the other shit". That's all. WheelWalker Dec 2012 #123
I seek to prevent people from buying these. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #124
I understand; and I agree. But a "war on guns" is as likely to be successful as WheelWalker Dec 2012 #128
I think I love you Herlong Dec 2012 #25
Have fun abelenkpe Dec 2012 #31
Ooooo I like Minecraft Dash87 Dec 2012 #57
My game is politics. Journey and Flow games. ErikJ Dec 2012 #32
Do you think society would be better off with LESS glorified violence instead of MORE? randome Dec 2012 #37
I don't think violence is glorified. I think it's amplified. Representations of it are not IT, howev ancianita Dec 2012 #112
Really. You don't think violence is glorified in games and movies? randome Dec 2012 #120
I don't think your use of glorified means what you think it means. We're basically calling the same ancianita Dec 2012 #132
Other nations get the same games. jeff47 Dec 2012 #130
The CYA Game... KharmaTrain Dec 2012 #40
The blame the video games game is instituted by the NRA RomneyLies Dec 2012 #42
I'm Very Aware... KharmaTrain Dec 2012 #47
I just downloaded American Army 3 on my copy of Steam RomneyLies Dec 2012 #41
Agreed. I have yet to read about anyone using a video game as a murder weapon in a mass killing... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #46
How's about something that looks like a video game that actually kills people...like a drone attack dkf Dec 2012 #55
Oh, please. Drones are clearly not a video game, and they aren't being used.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #59
Sounds like your imagination is trying hard to come up with shit. Rex Dec 2012 #141
A video game cannot itself kill anyone. A gun can. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #48
This is NOT about video games at all. JesterCS Dec 2012 #52
Lucky You! BigDemVoter Dec 2012 #58
I got a great deal on it Ohio Joe Dec 2012 #61
I am still not used to the fact that when I light up.. SomethingFishy Dec 2012 #71
It's right this way Ohio Joe Dec 2012 #74
PS3? How dare you!? It's PC or else! xD white_wolf Dec 2012 #81
PC for me too.. I leave the consoles for the kids.. SomethingFishy Dec 2012 #86
I have a Wii U, but that's mainly for Nintendo exclusives. white_wolf Dec 2012 #90
Games are NOT the problem Aerows Dec 2012 #60
The year with the most mass killings in American history? 1929 DefenseLawyer Dec 2012 #62
Friday night on TV there was an ad for the latest Call of Duty Patiod Dec 2012 #63
I would disagree... Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #68
Hey I have been looking for something similar to Fallout Puzzledtraveller Dec 2012 #84
Not close at all Ohio Joe Dec 2012 #92
Not really Confusious Dec 2012 #97
I suggest the Mass Effect trilogy OriginalGeek Dec 2012 #121
Wow. I was expecting sdfernando Dec 2012 #91
Apparently no one wants to answer my question upthread. randome Dec 2012 #95
Not sure why you directed this at me sdfernando Dec 2012 #110
I was agreeing with your point and offering my own. randome Dec 2012 #116
Putting the focus on guns instead of games is an NRA talking point? Ohio Joe Dec 2012 #98
Not funny at all sdfernando Dec 2012 #109
Has anyone used a videogame to kill people no? white_wolf Dec 2012 #111
go back up and read what I posted sdfernando Dec 2012 #114
NO, however silentwarrior Dec 2012 #140
Video games the super-opiate of the masses ErikJ Dec 2012 #96
I'm addicted to Civilization FloridaJudy Dec 2012 #99
Monopoly was actually invented to educate kids about the evils of capitalism. white_wolf Dec 2012 #103
MY WORDS ARE BACKED WITH THERMONUCLEAR WEAPONS!!! Odin2005 Dec 2012 #125
So are mine FloridaJudy Dec 2012 #144
Hey Joe, femrap Dec 2012 #100
There's only 5. Pretending to be thousands. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #104
Exactly. The attempt to change the conversation to anything but guns Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #102
Hi, Joe! kaiden Dec 2012 #105
Hey! Ohio Joe Dec 2012 #122
You moved way out there? Yikes! Do you like it? kaiden Dec 2012 #143
K and R! n/t zappaman Dec 2012 #108
Competely agree. Rex Dec 2012 #113
I'm stuck with family this holiday, so smoke a big one for me. Please, please. <3 nt cecilfirefox Dec 2012 #115
There is a gaming group on DU?? Who knew. madinmaryland Dec 2012 #126
Hell Yeah! Read about EarlG getting blackmailed online Ohio Joe Dec 2012 #134
Wow! I read that thread and didn't understand a damn thing that was being madinmaryland Dec 2012 #136
I've been an avid female gamer since I was a kid... HipChick Dec 2012 #138
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